Linzer Cookies
Of course, Linzer Cookies are the most favorite Christmas cookies after gingerbread cookies. These Linzer cookies are buttery, delicious, easy to make, and perfect to have with your afternoon tea or coffee.
Ingredients
- 2 cups All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
- 1 cup Almond flour
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Butter, Room temperature
- ½ cup Powdered sugar, Sifted
- ⅓ cup Light Brown sugar, Packed
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract, Preferably clear
- ½ teaspoon Almond extract
- 2 Egg yolks, Room temperature
- ½ cup Jam, Thickened
- ¼ cup Powdered sugar, For dusting
Instructions
- Sift both flours and salt. Set aside.2 cups All-purpose flour, 1 cup Almond flour, ¼ teaspoon Salt
- Cream the butter with powdered sugar and the light brown sugar until light and creamy. Beat for a good 3-5 minutes.1 cup Butter, ½ cup Powdered sugar, ⅓ cup Light Brown sugar
- Add the egg yolks one at a time, and mix well after each one.2 Egg yolks
- Add both extracts, then switch to a rubber spatula and gradually fold in the flour mixture.1 tablespoon Vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon Almond extract
- Mix until dough is formed. Divide the dough into two equal portions and wrap them in cling wrap. Chill the dough for at least one hour.
- Dust the surface with powdered sugar and roll the dough to ¼ inch thickness.
- Use your round cookie cutter to cut half of the dough into flat cookies and the other half with a designed hole in the center.
- Transfer the cookies to the lined baking sheets. Chill them again for 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F, and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes. Let them cool down for 10 minutes, then transfer them to the cooling rack to cool down completely.
- Shake some powdered sugar over the cookies that have a design in the center.¼ cup Powdered sugar
- Place ½ teaspoon of the thickened jam in the center of the flat cookie, and place the dusted cookie on top and press slightly.½ cup Jam
Nutrition
Calories: 204kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 3gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 107mgPotassium: 31mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 310IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
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